A model for describing the oral language competence of bilingual speakers is presented. The model provides for the evaluation of the speaker on the phonological (based on native-speaker judgment), morphological (based on the formal written language), syntactic (based, in part on the complexity of the constructions used) and semantic pragmatic (based on whether the speaker is able to communicate her intentions) levels. In addition, this model measures pauses and repairs as indicators of linguistic uncertainty. (JC)

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